Japan

Population: 126,475,664 (July 2011 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 13.1% (male 8,521,571/female 8,076,173) 
15-64 years: 64% (male 40,815,840/female 40,128,235) 
65 years and over: 22.9% (male 12,275,829/female 16,658,016) (2011 est.)
Median age total: 44.8 years 
Male: 43.2 years 
Female: 46.7 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.278% (2011 est.)
Birth rate: 7.31 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Death rate: 10.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Urbanizationurban population: 67% of total population (2010) 
Rate of urbanization: 0.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sex ratio at birth: 1.056 male(s)/female 
Under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female 
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate total: 2.78 deaths/1,000 live births 
Male: 2.98 deaths/1,000 live births 
Female: 2.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth 
Total population: 82.25 years 
Male: 78.96 years 
Female: 85.72 years (2011 est.)
Ethnic groups: 
1. Japanese: 98.5%
2. Koreans: 0.5%
3. Chinese: 0.4% 
4. Other: 0.6% 
note: up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil (2004)
Religions:
1. Shintoism: 83.9%
2. Buddhism: 71.4%
3. Christianity: 2%
4. Other: 7.8% 
note: total adherents exceeds 100% because many people belong to both Shintoism and Buddhism (2005)
Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write 
Total population: 99% 
Male: 99% 
Female: 99% (2002)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) total: 15 years 
Male: 15 years 
Female: 15 years (2008)
Education expenditures: 
3.7% of GDP (2007)
http://www.indexmundi.com/japan/demographics_profile.html, 2010

NYC

Population: 8,008,278
Median Age: 34.2
Population in Households: 97.72%
(http://newyork.areaconnect.com, 2000)
Races:
1. White: 44.66%
2. Black: 26.59
3. American Indian: .52%
4. Asian: 9.83%
Religion: 
1. Christian: 68%
2. Roman Catholic: 38%
3. Jewish: 9%
4. Muslim/Islamic: 3.5%
5. Buddhist: 1%
Education:
1. GED: 89. 9%
2. Bachelor’s Degree: 40.30%
Languages: 
1. English: 3,920,751
2. Spanish: 1,832,448
3. French: 105, 821
4. Italian: 89,039
5. Chinese: 323,529
6. Japanese: 20,502
7. Korean: 77,120
8. Russian: 194,602
(http://www.baruch.cuny.edu, 2011)
Birth Rate: 64.8 (http://www.health.state.ny.us, 2010)
On the Demographic Transition Model, NYC is Stage 4.